2020 (Full Year) Global: Tesla Car Sales Worldwide

In full-year 2020, Tesla sales, production, and global deliveries of new cars worldwide were around half a million electric vehicles.

Tesla Model 3 red In full-year 2020, Tesla sales, production, and global deliveries of new cars worldwide were around half a million electric vehicles.
Tesla Model 3 © Tesla

Tesla Car Production and Global Deliveries 2020

Tesla reported the following global production and worldwide delivery statistics for the full calendar year 2020:

20202019% Change2020
TESLAProductionProductionChangeDeliveries
Model S/X54,80562,931-12.90%57,039
Model 3/Y454,932302,30150.50%442,511
Total509,737365,23239.60%499,550

Tesla Global Car Sales in 2020 (Full Year)

In 2020, Tesla reportedly produced and delivered half a million vehicles, in line with the most recent guidance. In addition, Model Y production in Shanghai has begun, with deliveries expected to begin in early 2021.

In 2020, Tesla reported production of just over half a million vehicles — an increase of 40% from the number of cars produced in 2019. While production of the more expensive model S and Model X were 13% lower in 2020 than in 2019, production of the Model 3 and Model Y increased sharply by 50%.

Tesla Worldwide Car Deliveries in 2020 (Full Year)

In full calendar year 2020, Tesla delivered just shy of half a million cars worldwide. Global deliveries of the Model S/X were slightly higher in 2020 than production. Model 3/Y deliveries in 2020 accounted for nearly 90% of all Tesla worldwide sales in 2020.

Tesla claims delivery count should be viewed as slightly conservative, as it only counts a car as delivered if it is transferred to the customer and all paperwork is correct. Final numbers could vary by up to 0.5% or more. Tesla vehicle deliveries represent only one measure of the company’s financial performance and should not be relied on as an indicator of quarterly financial results, which depend on a variety of factors, including the cost of sales, foreign exchange movements, and mix of directly leased vehicles.

Global Worldwide Car Sales by Brand in 2020 (Full Year)

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Global worldwide car sales by brand in 2020 (Full Year):

“Sales” as reported by brands generally refer to deliveries and not necessarily sales to the customer and final registration. Terms and definitions may vary.